# Dr. Saunders — On a Chinese Screen character guide

> Dr. Saunders in On a Chinese Screen by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0024-xxi-dr-macalister

## Who they are

A doctor, possibly a separate character from Dr. Macalister.

## Relationships

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_chinese_screen_se/characters/the_doctor)

_professional_

Dr. Saunders and the Doctor are medical colleagues who share professional respect and occasional consultations.

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_chinese_screen_se/characters/the_doctor)

_professional_

Dr. Saunders and the Doctor are medical colleagues who share professional respect and occasional consultations.

## In the story

### [The Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_chinese_screen_se/chapters/xxxv-the-stranger)

Dr. Saunders meets the missionary in the city and recounts his encounter with a stranger who claimed to be Christ, teasing the missionary about the missions' summer closures.

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